Rio Favela Tour
Rio de Janeiro

Price: $30
Min age: 12
Rating 5 / 5 [46 ratings]
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Rio de Janeiro , Southwestern Region, Brazil
|Samba, Brazilian football, Rio funk and carnival were all born in Rio’s vibrant favelas. These marginalised, poor slums are as much a part of Rio – and the Rio experience – as the beaches or nightlife, and tours now take you inside – not only to see what life is like for residents, but to lay bare one of the most artistically vibrant and alternative communities in Latin America.
It’s an edgy, culturally intriguing and slightly nerve-racking experience – but one that shows how much Rio is indebted to these tightly-knit communities.
Tours take from three to four hours and most visits involve a stop in a bar or restaurant within the favela. Remember, Rio’s favelas have some of the highest crime rates in the world; always take a tour, and never enter alone or with someone you don’t know.
Avoid booking a distasteful poverty safari by choosing an operator that reinvests a percentage of its profits in community projects.
Tours run all year round, seven days a week. Remember, after dark, favelas are dangerous, when most illicit activity takes place.
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